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both rosa parks and frederick douglas are going to go to the u.s. capitaocapitol. she'll be the first woman in statuary hall just as i was able to get her to be the first woman who lay in state when she died. le but frederick douglas is going there as the statue who represents the district of columbia. finally going to get him into statuary hall. there he is at one judiciary hall where tonight we'll have a send-off. a black history month send-off. that statue has been lying and waiting for about six years now. congress refused because they said it was only from state. we are not putting frederick douglas there. we are putting him there because he was the quintessential washingtonian. he was on the d.c. city council as it was called. city council at the time. he was a great exponent of what he called d.c. suffrage. we would say congressional voting rights. >> now recognized in the washington valley's big christmas special. everybody knows frederick douglas. if they don't they should. >> we want them to know frederick douglas, the washington a ian. >> i want you to t
both rosa parks and frederick douglas are going to go to the u.s. capitaocapitol. she'll be the first woman in statuary hall just as i was able to get her to be the first woman who lay in state when she died. le but frederick douglas is going there as the statue who represents the district of columbia. finally going to get him into statuary hall. there he is at one judiciary hall where tonight we'll have a send-off. a black history month send-off. that statue has been lying and waiting for...
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. >>> civil rights pioneer rosa parks would have turned 100 today. the u.s. postal service is marking her birthday with a new forever stamp. you can buy it at your local post office beginning today. back in 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passengers in montgomery, alabama. her defiant act sparked the civil rights boy coit and -- >>> as we celebrate black history month, nbc reveals the grio.com 100 making history. among those from our argument, the washington bureau chief. we'll learn about the career past that turned strickland into a leadership role in the news business. >>> just over a month since new year's. a lot of people have given up on their resolutions, but some have just started making theirs. nbc's kirk gregory explains wise procrastinating has been so popular. >> reporter: it's the first week of february. how are you doing with your resolutions? a survey from retailmenot.com just found out if you're getting around to making them, you're not alone. >> we found that half of people surveyed are still making new year
. >>> civil rights pioneer rosa parks would have turned 100 today. the u.s. postal service is marking her birthday with a new forever stamp. you can buy it at your local post office beginning today. back in 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passengers in montgomery, alabama. her defiant act sparked the civil rights boy coit and -- >>> as we celebrate black history month, nbc reveals the grio.com 100 making history. among those from our...
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>>> up next how rosa parks is being honored on what would h and...done. did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. >>> some welcome news today for drivers complaining that the speed on the intercounty connector is too slow. today they announced they are raising the speed limit, not a whole lot, from 55 to 60. that decision comes after a year of analysis the icc runs, and costs $4 to drive the entire roadway during rush hour. transportation officials say there are no plans to lower the tolls there. the new speed limit goes into effect sometime around march. >>> there's a new honor for rosa parks. the u.s. postal service is parking her birthday with a new stamp. as you know she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the
>>> up next how rosa parks is being honored on what would h and...done. did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. >>> some welcome news today for...
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. >> aren't enough tributes to rosa parks. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> the party just beginning in charmed city after the ravens fans celebrate their team's big win in the super bowl. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this monday, february 4th, 2013. baltimore's big win isn't the only thing you'll be buzzing about around the water cooler today. a lot of people are wondering what's to blame for the power outage that left the superdome in the dark. what we're about learning about the incident ahead. >> are you sick of the snow, sick of not enough snow? either way, you won't have to think about that this morning. there is another wave of wintry weather not far move. tom kierein here with what you need before you go. >> a few of the flurries flying through the air yesterday and gently falling in some areas. the sky has cleared out. the mountains of western maryland, east of there it's mostly clear. under this clear sky, it's a cold morning. a lot of that snowme
. >> aren't enough tributes to rosa parks. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> the party just beginning in charmed city after the ravens fans celebrate their team's big win in the super bowl. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this monday, february 4th, 2013. baltimore's big win isn't the only thing you'll be buzzing about around the water cooler today. a lot of people are wondering what's...
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honor of what could have been her 100th birthday, the postal service will release a forever stamp of rosa parks. she's credited with jump-starting the bus boycotts when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. the stamp is the second in a series of three civil rights stamps being released this year. they're on sale nationwide beginning today. >> i'm going to get some of
honor of what could have been her 100th birthday, the postal service will release a forever stamp of rosa parks. she's credited with jump-starting the bus boycotts when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. the stamp is the second in a series of three civil rights stamps being released this year. they're on sale nationwide beginning today. >> i'm going to get some of
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. >>> today would have been civil rights activists rosa parks 100th birthday. the postal service will debut a postal stamp in her honor today. koch is cred-- the sample is th second in a series of three civil rights stamps being released this year. the stamps are now on sale nationwide. >>> this morning, president obama is urging the boy scouts of in america to end its controversial ban on homosexual members. in an interview yesterday with cbs, the president said everyone should have a fair shot. >> the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that it will serve people for the rest of their lives. i think that nobody should be barred pour that. >> the organization is set to vote on wednesday skbliefrj the family of muhammad ali is punching back about -- a british tabloid first reported that ali was close to dyingment then the report quickly spread on the internet. ali's wife released these photos of the 71-year-old over the weekend showing anymore him in his ravens gear. she also said he kn
. >>> today would have been civil rights activists rosa parks 100th birthday. the postal service will debut a postal stamp in her honor today. koch is cred-- the sample is th second in a series of three civil rights stamps being released this year. the stamps are now on sale nationwide. >>> this morning, president obama is urging the boy scouts of in america to end its controversial ban on homosexual members. in an interview yesterday with cbs, the president said everyone...